State Senate District 32 State Senate District (MD) — Elections 1876–2024

Maryland 32nd State Senate District, Maryland: Bellwether district. In 2024, voted D+14%. Democratic peak: D+64 in 1912.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+14MIT Election Lab
Political archetype: BellwetherAkashic typology
Population: 71,7332024 5-year
Median household income: $124,9112024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 63.4%2024 5-year
Black: 17.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 10.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+64 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+46 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 results by constituent county

1 counties · 1 D · 0 R

R+60

D+60

One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+13.8%	20,620	15,457	37,364
2020	D	+14.5%	20,725	15,329	37,130
2016	D	+2.3%	15,400	14,679	31,727
2012	R	−0.1%	15,186	15,210	31,198
2008	R	−1.8%	14,992	15,552	31,134
2004	R	−12.5%	12,391	15,977	28,741
2000	R	−7.3%	10,748	12,497	24,063
1996	R	−6.7%	8,652	10,022	20,589
1992	R	−6.9%	8,230	9,770	22,262
1988	R	−27.8%	6,648	11,817	18,600
1984	R	−32.7%	5,704	11,293	17,100
1980	R	−14.2%	6,090	8,328	15,786
1976	R	−6.1%	6,518	7,358	13,875
1972	R	−46.0%	3,128	8,599	11,901
1968	R	−14.4%	3,044	4,384	9,309
1964	D	+17.4%	4,555	3,205	7,760
1960	R	−8.0%	3,126	3,669	6,795
1956	R	−28.6%	1,905	3,432	5,338
1952	R	−22.3%	1,768	2,791	4,593
1948	R	−11.1%	1,045	1,316	2,431
1944	R	−2.8%	1,231	1,302	2,534
1940	D	+17.5%	1,573	1,104	2,687
1936	D	+14.7%	1,369	1,017	2,402
1932	D	+25.0%	1,171	693	1,911
1928	R	−23.6%	751	1,217	1,977
1924	D	+1.2%	452	440	990
1920	R	−10.0%	606	743	1,364
1916	D	+19.8%	493	324	853
1912	D	+63.8%	772	266	793
1908	—	No data	717	412	9
1904	—	No data	893	342	16
1900	—	No data	395	485	0
1896	R	−12.0%	377	483	881
1892	D	+9.4%	407	336	758
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

14.6%

Irish

13.1%

English

11.9%

Italian

6.0%

American

4.0%

Polish

3.3%

Scottish

2.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 39.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.6%

85+

1.1%

2.1%

75–84

2.7%

4.4%

65–74

5.0%

6.4%

55–64

6.7%

6.1%

45–54

6.3%

7.2%

35–44

7.1%

6.9%

25–34

6.7%

4.5%

18–24

3.8%

8.4%

5–17

8.1%

3.0%

2.9%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$124,911

State Senate District 32 ranks near the middle of US counties.

State Senate District 32$124,911

Maryland$103,678

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

5.6%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 185.8%

Working age (18–64)5.5%

Seniors (65+)7.2%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

86.1%

speak English only

Spanish6.9%

Other Indo-European2.9%

Asian & Pacific Islander2.6%

Other languages1.4%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

15.4%

Other Christian

6.2%

Methodist

4.1%

Mainline Protestant

3.3%

Baptist

2.6%

Non-Christian

1.2%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Maryland 32nd State Senate District in the Mid-Atlantic has, for decades, voted very close to the way the country has voted. Its margins are typically narrow, and the candidate who carries Maryland 32nd State Senate District more often than not also wins the national popular vote.

The Democratic margin in Maryland 32nd State Senate District has rarely exceeded sixty-four points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded forty-six points. 2024 delivered the district to the Democratic candidate by fourteen points.

Its demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most districts. A 63% non-Hispanic-white share, a 6% poverty rate, and a median household income of $124,911 — all within the broad national range.

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Frequently asked questions

How did State Senate District 32, Maryland vote in 2024?

In 2024, State Senate District 32, Maryland voted Democratic by 13.8 points (D+14), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 37,364 votes cast, 20,620 went Democratic and 15,457 went Republican.

What is State Senate District 32, Maryland's political archetype?

Akashic classifies State Senate District 32, Maryland as a "Bellwether" district based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the district has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 20 times, and other 0 times.

When did State Senate District 32, Maryland last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which State Senate District 32, Maryland voted Republican was 2012.

How many people live in State Senate District 32, Maryland?

State Senate District 32, Maryland has a population of 71,733 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in State Senate District 32, Maryland?

Median household income in State Senate District 32, Maryland is $124,911 — above the national median of $80,734. The Maryland state median is $103,678.

What is the political history of State Senate District 32, Maryland?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in State Senate District 32, Maryland from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The district's archetype — "Bellwether" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.

Maryland 32nd State Senate District delivered D+14 in 2024.

Key facts

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